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PMU and NIB Sign 5 Year Industrial Agreement Favorable for 155 Managers

PMU and NIB Sign 5 Year Industrial Agreement Favorable for 155 Managers

8/29/2022 12:57:55 PM
   
   
   
 
 (L-R) Claude Hanna, NIB Labor Consultant, Stephen Fountain, PMU Lead Negotiator, Trevor Brice, PMU 2 nd Vice President, Philippa Moss, PMU 1 st Vice President, Dwight Grant, PMU Trustee, Ruth Nottage, PMU Treasurer, Nekera Braynen, PMU Trustee, Dana Knowles, PMU Secretary General, Philip McKenzie, NIB Chairman, Cassandra Lewis, PMU President, Myles LaRoda, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sonia Gill, NIB Director, Theofanis Cochinamogulos, NIB Deputy Chairman, Daniel Thompson, NIB Board Member, Sherelle Saunders, NIB Deputy Director Talent Management and Capacity Development Department, Heather Maynard, NIB Legal Officer.
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The National Insurance Board and The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association announced on Thursday that they are working together to successfully launch the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) in August of this year.
The National Insurance Board and The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association announced on Thursday that they are working together to successfully launch the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) in August of this year.
The National Insurance Board Press Release on Unemployment Benefit
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Bahamas Weekly Article - Phase I of National Prescription Drug Plan
By Matt Maura Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas - The National Prescription Drug Plan will provide free medications for 11 chronic, non-communicable diseases to 35,000 Bahamians in its initial stage, Tami Francis, Drug Plan Project Manager said Tuesday.